His freshman year and life took a dramatic turn when he landed wrong on his approach and suffered a catastrophic and alarming injury, breaking his femur. “I ripped off my tape and my watch and ...

Femur fractures ... Proper splinting is crucial for reducing complications while improving patient outcomes. Members of the Lake Carmel Fire Department realize this fact and conducted an EMS drill ...

[6] Radiographs of the hip and knee should be obtained in all patients with femur fractures (Figure 1). Temporary immobilization with a splint or portable traction device should be used to ...

Although he was a British physician (never physical making his way to the U.S.), Hugh Owen Thomas’s work certainly made an impact on what we know today as traction splinting for femur fractures.